Sample of the Presentation for Mick’s class Company Name: AT and T
AT and T (AT&T) is a telecommunications company located in Dallas, Texas in the USA. It is the largest provider of fixed and mobile phones in the USA and also provides internet and TV services. It is the 14th largest company in the world and has over 100 million mobile phone customers. In 2012, its revenue was US $127 billion and it made a profit of $7 billion. There are more than 240,000 people employed by AT and T, mostly in the US. The current CEO is Randall Stephenson and he is paid more than $20 million a year. AT and T was founded in 1983, but it was at that time that some smaller phone companies joined together to form AT and T. One of those companies was originally called the Bell Telephone Company and was started in 1885 by Alexander Graham Bell, the man who invented the telephone. Soon after these companies joined together to make one big telephone company, the government in the US forced AT and T to break up into smaller companies, because it was felt that they would have a monopoly – this means that they would control too much of the market and this would not be good for consumers. Although AT and T did become smaller by dividing some of its businesses, it soon began to buy other phone companies and continued to grow until it became even bigger than it was before the government told them to break up. Today, AT and T has the largest 4G network in the US and more than 30,000 Wi-Fi Hotspots – that is, places that allow you to surf the internet when you are in a restaurant or similar place. AT and T partners with other phone companies overseas so that when Americans travel, they can continue to use their phone just as if they were in the USA. Not everyone is happy with AT and T’s wireless service. In 2010 and 2011, it was judged to be the worst of the wireless internet services available. One man even sued AT and T and won his case, meaning AT and T had to return his money to him and compensate him for the inconvenience. AT and T has also been unpopular for not respecting the privacy of its users. For example, they keep a record of all the text messages customers send for 6 years. They argue that they do not keep the content of the message, but only the date, time and to whom the message was sent. Apparently, the government requires them to do this, but many people do not want other people to know their personal information. AT and T has a regional headquarters in Hong Kong and they provide services to many people in the area. It also sponsors many sporting events and sporting teams, including the American Olympic team.
Company Name: AT and T
AT and T (AT&T) is a telecommunications company located in Dallas, Texas in the USA. It is the largest provider of fixed and mobile phones in the USA and also provides internet and TV services. It is the 14th largest company in the world and has over 100 million mobile phone customers. In 2012, its revenue was US $127 billion and it made a profit of $7 billion. There are more than 240,000 people employed by AT and T, mostly in the US. The current CEO is Randall Stephenson and he is paid more than $20 million a year.
AT and T was founded in 1983, but it was at that time that some smaller phone companies joined together to form AT and T. One of those companies was originally called the Bell Telephone Company and was started in 1885 by Alexander Graham Bell, the man who invented the telephone. Soon after these companies joined together to make one big telephone company, the government in the US forced AT and T to break up into smaller companies, because it was felt that they would have a monopoly – this means that they would control too much of the market and this would not be good for consumers. Although AT and T did become smaller by dividing some of its businesses, it soon began to buy other phone companies and continued to grow until it became even bigger than it was before the government told them to break up.
Today, AT and T has the largest 4G network in the US and more than 30,000 Wi-Fi Hotspots – that is, places that allow you to surf the internet when you are in a restaurant or similar place. AT and T partners with other phone companies overseas so that when Americans travel, they can continue to use their phone just as if they were in the USA. Not everyone is happy with AT and T’s wireless service. In 2010 and 2011, it was judged to be the worst of the wireless internet services available. One man even sued AT and T and won his case, meaning AT and T had to return his money to him and compensate him for the inconvenience.
AT and T has also been unpopular for not respecting the privacy of its users. For example, they keep a record of all the text messages customers send for 6 years. They argue that they do not keep the content of the message, but only the date, time and to whom the message was sent. Apparently, the government requires them to do this, but many people do not want other people to know their personal information.
AT and T has a regional headquarters in Hong Kong and they provide services to many people in the area.
It also sponsors many sporting events and sporting teams, including the American Olympic team.